Roasted Cauliflower and Tofu Curry

When I saw this recipe for roasted cauliflower and tofu curry in WeightWatchers.com I immediately knew that everybody in my house would love it because I roast cauliflower and tofu separately quite often. I wonder why haven’t I tried preparing such a combo before seeing that recipe.

Before proceeding to the recipe few words about the recipes available for free in WeightWatchers.com. I’m not an affiliate trying to promote their site but just an over excited foodie. You would be excited too if you check the database of recipes in there. I have bookmarked so many healthy vegetarian recipes from that site and I’m trying it one by one. You can register for free to create an account and add recipes to your recipe box. The only drawback is, I think there is a limit on the number of recipes you can add to your favorites, so I end up bookmarking a lot of them which becomes a bit difficult to manage.

Roasting cauliflower in the oven brings out the flavor very well. You can cook it just tender or make it as crisp as you want. Broiling it for additional 3-5 minutes gives a nice charred and crispy texture. I usually prepare a South Indian version of roasted cauliflower using spices like Sambar powder and turmeric. Also check my recipe for baked tofu Indian style. Unlike many 4 year old my son loves broccoli, cauliflower, tofu and soy nuggets. (Touch wood!) So he loved this combo of roasted cauliflower and tofu very much. I just had to reduce the quantity of spice and it was good to go.

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Roasted Cauliflower/Tofu Curry Recipe

Prep time

25 Mins

Cook time

20 Mins

Yields

3-4 Servings

Author

Madhuram

Category

Snacks/Appetizers

Method

Baking

Roasted Cauliflower and Tofu Curry4.5 from 2 reviews

Two of the “not much liked food” comes together in this curry, but you can be assured that this will become your next favorite side dish. Cauliflower and tofu is roasted in the oven with mild seasoning of Indian spices transforming a simple curry into an exotic dish.

Ingredients:

Extra Firm Tofu (I Used Low Fat), Cut Into Big Cubes350 Gm Pack

Medium Size Cauliflower Cut Into 1 1/2 Inch Pieces1/2 Cup

Olive Oil2 Teaspoons

Curry Powder2 Tablespoons Or As Per Taste

Ground Cumin1 Teaspoon

Salt1 Teaspoon Or As Per Taste

Thinly Sliced Lengthwise Large Size Onion1

Non Stick Cooking SprayAs Needed

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 450F for 15 minutes.

While the oven is preheating:

prep the tofu. Cut the block of tube into half horizontally. Wrap each piece of tofu with several paper towels and place some weight on it (canned chickpeas etc) to remove the excess water. Leave it wrapped for at least 10 minutes. Then cut the tofu into big cubes and

prep the cauliflower. Wash it and cut it into 1 1/2 inch pieces.

On medium-high heat warm a nonstick skillet. Add the 2 teaspoons of olive oil, spices and salt; swirl skillet to combine. Add onions and cooking, stirring often, until onions are wilted and browned, about 8 to 9 minutes.

Spray a big baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. To that add the cleaned cauliflower, pressed tofu and the spiced onion mixture. Mix it with a wooden spoon to coat thoroughly. Spread mixture on the sheet in an even layer.

Roast it about 25-35 minutes, stirring 3 times, until cauliflower and tofu are golden brown. If you like it lightly charred, set the oven at broil and leave it for extra 3-5 minutes.

Serve over cooked brown rice or with rotis, naans (Indian flat breads). Or fill it in a pita bread.

My Notes:

We had this curry over brown rice just like it was mentioned in the original recipe. I made a small variation while serving it for my son. I cooked whole wheat penne pasta according to the directions in the package. Drain the cooked pasta reserving some of the pasta cooked water and set aside. In a serving bowl toss together the pasta, the roasted cauliflower tofu curry and some of the reserved water so that the pasta is coated with the spice from the curry. Let the pasta soak in the curry for at least an hour or two before serving. My son loved his special lunch very much.

I’m amazed u have time for 2 blogs! Congrats….looking forward to veggie recipes on this space.
Also, thanks for checking in on me. Life is super duper busy at the moment and unfortunately , it leaves me very little time for blogging. I do miss it though, so we’ll see when I get back to it.

greatrecipe.I will try this recipe using the pan, cos I dont have an oven right now…miss baking a lot.and about the ragi semiya, I bought it in chennai.Its available in all the grocery stores aroubnd there(especially Spencers).o next time when u go on vacation grab a few..:)

I have had a cauliflower and tofu combo before at K’s friends place! I was surprised too at the way it was included. Forgot all about it until now! Will make this for sure..great way to add protein to the diet

hey madhuram….congrats…this site has even more yummier recipes.I tried this roasted cauliflower.. one …it came out fantastic.thanks..both my kids loved it. i tried a slight variation. I added a little red & green peppers to make it colorful .it was really yummy .great!!

Congratulations Madhu.. I don’t know how I missed your blog all these days. with out any delay I have added both your blog to my reader:) btw, I also write a food blog ..’Food for 7 Stages of Life’ and am glad that we share similar passion towards cooking. I do agree on roasting vegetables and spices in oven.. it gives an amazing taste to the dish..Cauliflower and Tofu seems like a wonderful combo..

Tofu and Cauliflower looks so nice together. I have been wanting to try your baked tofu for sometime now, have seen others try it and it looks gorgeous. Another one I wanted to make is the cocktail idlis.

What a wonderful combo , I add peas to it once in a while .. Its been a long time madhu , seems like it was another age when I cooked. I have handed over the kitchen to my mom for the moment.I love baked tofu and cauliflower ! Very glad that you liked the tandoori asparagus recipe 🙂

I loved this recipe and my next grocery trip will bring tofu home– suddenly my hubby has started liking it so will enjoy this delicious variety soon!!!! I am new to cooking but have tried some recipes recently and this seems to be a simple yet tasty-healthy version!!!

This is my first dish from this site and it was quick, easy, and delicious! I added garlic to mine because I love garlic with everything. If you dont like spicy, id use a little less curry powder. Also I used frozen mixed veggies (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower) instead of just cauliflour – for more variety in veggies. I ate it with rice this time but I think Ill try it with quinoa next time 🙂 Looking forward to trying more veggie/tofu dishes!

Hey Madhuam, fantastic receipe. I have tried just with Cauliflower but yesterday was the first time I used Tofu and onion. I liked it so much that I ate without any rice. When I tried to squeeze water out of Tofu it crumbled, but I liked the taste of crumbled Tofu. I wonder how you manage to squeeze without crumbling it? I used Dosa/idli spice powder to it instead of curry powder and tasted great.

Thanks Shobana. You don’t squeeze the tofu but wrap the tofu in sheets of paper towel and place some heavy weight on it and leave it for at least 20-30 minutes. You could even change the paper towel once or twice to absorb the excess moisture.